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I love QuickieStore, but I wanted some columns to be at the front end of the results returned. Namely, I wanted top_waits, query_sql_text, and query_plan right after database name. This way I don’t have to scroll over to see those values. You can get a…
This one is an oldie in my blog drafts, but a goodie! So, I will finally post it after nearly three years of sitting around. Thank you, past self, for documenting this so well. All I have to do is tidy this up and publish.…
Let’s have devs look at their own query performance. Yes, please, sign me up for that! Sometimes, it’s hard for me to know the best course of action, especially when they are using Entity Framework, but it’s a great start for them to use Query…
One day, I shut down my computer, as I usually do nightly. This time, I shut it down on a Friday and turned it back on after a holiday weekend, only to discover that Docker would not start! The Error Everything was fine on the…
I found myself in a situation where I needed to modify temporal tables. We do this outside business hours because we don’t want clients changing data while versioning is off. Who wants to wait until off-hours to run scripts if you could devise a way…
Information security and privacy are key in today’s data-driven world. Sensitive data needs to be protected from unauthorized access. With column masking in SQL Server and Azure SQL, you can conceal sensitive data, allowing only authorized users to see it. Understanding Column Masking Column masking…
This is an easy way to retain the data and settings you create and change on your SQL Server Docker instance. There’s a lot of talk about attaching databases after creating your Docker container. I found that you can mount the volumes that SQL Server…
I got a call saying the database server is inaccessible because tempdb is full. I get online and try to connect because I want to see the error for myself. Even when someone gives me a screenshot; I can’t help myself, I want to see…
I was working on two publisher contracts at the same time. I highly recommend never doing that. One is done, though, and it’s officially published as of September 2022. Check out my database auditing book published with Apress! https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Database-Auditing-Microsoft-Server/dp/1484286332 More to come (hopefully soon) on…
Why doesn’t SQL Server automatically check for the Group –> Object type when you are adding perms via SSMS? This hangs me up almost every time. I think “omg where is the group, why isn’t it there?” and then I remember, oh yeah, I gotta…